Too many good men die, not just physically, but emotionally, because no one ever taught us how to handle pain.

In this raw, unfiltered first episode of The Man Down Project, Jason McKenzie lays it all on the table: the suicide of his first wife, Cindy; the tragic death of his 19-year-old daughter, Chloe; and the years of drinking, denial, and destruction that followed. But this isn’t a sob story. It’s a call to arms.

Jason shares some of his own journey with grief (and the denial of it). He talks about resilience, shame, addiction, and what it actually looks like for a man to stop pretending he’s fine and start learning how to live again.

This episode sets the tone for what’s to come: real talk, real stories, and real tools to help men get back up stronger, wiser, and more connected after life knocks them down.

If you’ve ever felt like you had to handle everything alone, or that showing pain made you weak, this is the episode you need to hear.

In this episode:

* The truth about what grief really does to men

* How Jason went from drinking his pain away to helping others face theirs

* Why “strong” doesn’t mean “silent”

* The simplest mindset shift to start moving forward when you’re stuck in darkness

* The mission behind The Man Down Project

Listen if:

You’ve lost someone you love, you’re carrying pain you don’t know what to do with, or you want to understand how to help a man who’s hurting.

Subscribe to The Man Down Project because the conversation about men, grief, and growth is long overdue.

Most men try to think their way out of pain. I did too. Hell, I still do at times.

10 Hard Truths Every Man Needs to Hear About Grief is the guide I wish I’d had.

It’s straight talk about what grief does to you, and how to stop getting stuck in it.

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